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Thoughts on Season 2 of Wheel of Time TV series? (lemmy.ca)

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I haven't seen all the shows. And I'm not a purist, the show script doesn't have to follow the books as scripts are creations of the show writers. I just enjoy seeing it come to life on screen. I enjoyed season 1 with all the faults and all. have mixed feelings about season 2 so far. I just want to hear what others' thoughts are on it.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I've been enjoying season 2 more than season 1. Season 1 had some visible clunkiness, while season 2 feels tighter and more certain of itself.

Generally though, I think the show is suffering, as many shows are IME, from a lack of breathing room. 8 episodes can be rather constrictive and I suspect the show would benefit a lot from having 10 or 12 episode seasons. Something like Andor (star wars) being a good exemplar of what can be done with 12 episodes. Star Trek SNW has recently come up against this with the show runners openly calling out for having longer seasons. Generally, there seems to be a growing awareness that pushing too far into a Movie-like approach to run times can damage a TV show, and at 8 episodes, adapting source material like WoT, I suspect some damage is or is about to be done.